Section Awards

Distinguished Teaching Award

Distinguished Teaching Award

The Distinguished Teaching Award of the Florida Section of the MAA, first presented in 1992, is awarded each year to a faculty member from a Florida college or university who has demonstrated continuous commitment to the teaching of collegiate mathematics. This award honors faculty whose dedication and innovation have made them extraordinarily successful in teaching.

Year Recipient Institution
1992 Don Hill Florida A&M University
1993 Robert Brigham University of Central Florida
1994 James Wahab Rollins College
1995 Donovan Lichtenberg University of South Florida
1996 Bruce Edwards University of Florida
1997 Lee Armstrong University of Central Florida
1998 No Award Given
1999 Marcelle Bessman Jacksonville University
2000 David Kerr Eckerd College
2001 Scott Hochwald University of North Florida
2002 Li Zhou Polk Community College
2003 Athanassios Kartsatos University of South Florida
2004 Leonard Lipkin University of North Florida
2005 Patrick McDonald New College of Florida
2006 Lubomir Markov Barry University
2007 Jacci White St. Leo University
2008 Marilyn Repsher Jacksonville University
2009 Margie Hale Stetson University
2010 Terje Hoim Wilkes Honors College, FAU
2011 Monika Vo St. Leo University
2012 C. Altay Özgener State College of Florida, M-S
2013 Jimmy Chang St. Petersburg College
2014 Latrica Williams St. Petersburg College
2015 Patrick Bibby University of Miami
2016 Anthony Okafor University of West Florida
2017 Dennis Runde State College of Florida, M-S
2018 James Condor State College of Florida, M-S
2019 Penny Morris Polk State College
2020 Daniela Genova University of North Florida
2021 Nataša Jonoska University of South Florida
2022 Debbie Garrison Valencia College
2023 Fred Zerla University of South Florida
2024 Josaphat Uvah University of West Florida